CAIRO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Egyptian state-run lender Banque du Caire has officially requested that its shares be listed, the Cairo bourse said in a statement on Wednesday.

"The documents are currently being examined to be submitted," it said.

The bank has 2.25 billion Egyptian pounds ($119.17 million) in capital distributed over 562.5 million shares at a nominal value of 4 pounds per share, it said.

($1 = 18.8800 Egyptian pounds)

(Reporting by Ehab Farouk; writing by Asma Alsharif; editing by Jason Neely) ((asma.alsharif@thomsonreuters.com; +20225783290; Reuters Messaging: asma.alsharif.reuters.com@reuters.net))